Native Americans Test

What are some terms used to refer to the people who first lived in America before the Europeans arrived? American Indians Indigenous peoples Native Americans All of the above None of the above Why were Native Americans called Indians? Because the first explorers to come to the Americas were from India Because they first came from the land of India Because Christopher Columbus thought he landed in India and assumed the natives were Indian Because the name Indian sounded similar to the name that they used to refer to themselves Because the East Indian Trading Company had exclusive trading rights in the Americas True or False: Before the Europeans arrived, Native Americans only lived in the western half of the United States. True False What is a group of Native American peoples based on their culture and language usually called? A Tribe A Country A Clan An Empire A Dynasty What are the lands that the United States government set aside for Native Americans called? Plains Colonies Reservations Counties Boroughs Native American Tribe Locations Label the area with the correct Native American tribe you would have found living there in the early days.Word Bank: Eastern Woodlands, Great Plains, Pacific Northwest, Southwest Eastern Woodlands Pacific Northwest Southwest Great Plains Matching Match the tribe to the type of home they constructed. Eastern Woodlands longhouse Great Plains Teepees Southwest hogan dwellers Pacific Northwest Plankhouses Match the word and definition. archaeologist a scientist who looks for and studies artifacts culture a people's way of life migrate to move from one place to another hogan a dome shaped home that is made of log frames or stick frames that are covered with mud or soil totem pole a tree trunk that is carved with sacred images potlatch a feast in which the guests receive gifts teepee a cone-shaped tent made from animal hides longhouse a home shared by several related Iroquois families Sort these two civilizations. Which ones go with Mayan? Which ones go with Aztec? Click on the box. Then, select the civilization. Look for words to be exactly worded in the text of your book. Maya play pok-a-tok developed hieroglyphics created 365 day calandar more than 6 million live in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala today built stone pyramids and temples to honor their gods one of the first cultures to make chocolate Aztec had many gods and built large temples to honor them boys were trained as soldiers were often at war would sacrifice slaves or other prisoners daily to the sun god developed floating gardens called, 'chinampas' capital was Tenochtitlan had a large ball court to play pok-a-tok Match the word and definition. prairie flat or rolling land covered mostly by grass nomads had no permanent home and moved in search of food lodges homes made of logs covered with grasses, sticks, and soil wampum polished beads made from shells that are woven together confederacies a group of people who work together for a common purpose kachinas spirits believed to bring rain and help crops grow irrigation brings water to crops through a series of ditches empire large area of different groups of people controlled by one ruler or government slavery where people treat other people like property and force them to work without pay civilizations a culture with systems of government, education, and religion Explain the religion of one tribe. Make sure to use complete sentences with capitalization and punctuation.